The Creatives Podcast

In today’s episode I’m really excited to get the opportunity to talk to Alex Downing the executive chef at Stella restaurant at the Cedar House Sport Hotel in Truckee, CA. I have known Alex for a while now and it was really fun to catch up with him and hear about what he is doing in the restaurant industry.

Ok, on todays episode I talk to William Sconce. He is a solo artist as well as the lead singer and guitarist for his band Dirty Pillows. I have known William for over 10 years now and he is honestly one of the most entertaining and fun people I know. He’s also a really talented musician and I encourage you to check out his music which I will leave a link to in the show notes. In the interview we talk about how he first got started playing guitar and singing. We talk about how his song writing and approach to music has changed over time. And we also talk about his ridiculous ability to play a four hour solo set of cover songs. That impressive cover song setlist has allowed him to do music fulltime playing different events which gives him more time to work on his own music with his band Dirty Pillows.

This week’s episode is all about photography. I had a great time talking with Erin Northcutt who is a professional photographer. She specializes in Weddings and Couples photography. She’s gone from her first job shooting a friends wedding to now getting to travel out of state and even out of the country for all of her different clients. We talk about her creative process preparing for and during a shoot. We go into tips and tricks for different poses, different shooting angles, different backgrounds and how to keep your clients comfortable with a fun and fluid photo shoot.

In todays episode I talk with Alternative Hip Hop artist Conn Raney. I’ve actually known Conn for a while, as he mentions in the interview we played High School football together but its been a few years since we talked last. It was really great getting to catch up with him and hearing about what he’s doing as an artist.

We spend a lot of the conversation discussing his most recent single called “Show Up”. If you haven’t listened to the song yet I highly encourage you to check it out. Links to his music are in the show notes. This song has a lot of meaning to Conn and you’ll get to hear the story behind it in this interview.

Today’s interview is with a long time friend of mine Dan Murphy. He is the lead singer of two bands currently, The Aftershow and a band called All Good Things. We talk about growing up in a small town in Montana and what his influences were growing up. We talk about moving to LA and the opportunities that came from that. Some of those opportunities being recording jingles for commercials as well as writing for movies and tv shows. And then we talk about his two bands and how different each one is stylistically and the unique story behind how each band came to be.

In todays episode I talk with Corey Sheppard, he’s a producer and cinematographer and also the co-founder of Halleloo Productions. We talk all about film and what got him started in the industry. We go over what some of his favorite types of projects are, what keeps him creative and what some of the challenges are working on films. Overall its a great conversation if you’re interested in the ins and outs of starting your own production company.

In the interview we touch on Ty’s history with music and talk a bit about his writing style over the years. How it started with nothing but classic rock to now writing worship music. We also talk about getting into recording music at home and his newist project getting into doing YouTube videos.

In todays episode I talk with Chantry Johnson. He is a very talented musician and producer. He plays guitar, drums and piano amongst other instruments. He is a singer and songwriter and all around really creative guy. We talk about his opportunity to play guitar for the band The Cab and going on a world tour as main support for Maroon 5. We talk about his band with his two brothers called The Johnsons and their success on YouTube doing covers as well as original music. We also touch on his current job producing and engineering at a studio in LA.

In today's episode I talk with Alex Sheppard, the creative behind the food and lifestyle blog, Dancing Ginger!

Meet myself, James, and hear a short introduction of what my plans are for the show.